EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The twenty-first-ranked Michigan State women's basketball team has lost at home to number five Notre Dame. Ashley Barlow scored 18 points and hit a tie-breaking free throw with 10 seconds left to give the Irish a 68-67 victory last night.

DETROIT (AP) — Local TV viewers won't be able to watch the Detroit Lions' game against the Cleveland Browns in the Motor City this week. A Lions spokesman says the team did not sell enough tickets to avoid the television blackout for the matchup of 1-8 teams.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A spokesman says University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman won't talk about an ongoing NCAA investigation into the football program. An internal audit of the program was on the agenda for a Board of Regents meeting yesterday, but Coleman didn't take questions afterward.

NEW YORK (AP) — A minor leaguer in the Detroit Tigers' organization has been suspended for 50 games under baseball's minor league drug program. Double-A third baseman Ron Bourquin tested positive for an amphetamine. He'll serve the suspension at the start of next season.